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.08.20
17:30
Economy
Belarusian light industry concern Bellegprom seeks to advance cooperation with Ukraine
Companies affiliated with the Belarusian state light industry concern Bellegprom seek to step up cooperation with Ukrainian partners, BelTA learned from the press service of Bellegprom.
17:12
Society
Belarus' COVID-19 recoveries at 67,929
A total of 69,950 people have tested positive for the coronavirus so far.
17:09
Politics
Belarus' MFA exchanges views on situation with foreign partners
Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs oOleg Kravchenko had a telephone conversation with State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway Audun Halvorsen.
17:06
Politics
Makei calls for objective assessment of situation in Belarus
Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei held a telephone conversation with his Estonian counterpart Urmas Reinsalu on 20 August.
16:59
Society
Belarusian folk project wins best MV award at film festival in London
The fantasy folk project NEVRIDA led by Pavel Taipov placed first in the Best Music Video category at the 2nd edition of the Eurasian Creative Guild Film Festival that was held in the United Kingdom on 13-19 August.
16:58
Partners
Apple becomes first U.S. company to hit 2 trln USD market cap
Apple hit a market capitalization of 2 trillion U.S. dollars on Wednesday to become the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach the milestone.
16:52
Economy
Expert: Belarus' exit from EAEU will result in financial losses, mass layoffs
According to the economist, thanks to this integration Belarus receives energy resources, primarily from Russia, at a discount.
16:50
In Pictures
Youth bike ride in Minsk
MINSK, 20 August (BelTA) - A youth bike ride was held in Minsk on 20 August.
16:36
Politics
Putin: External pressure on Belarus is counterproductive
The Russian side emphasized the counter-productiveness of exerting any pressure on the leadership of the sovereign Belarusian state and interfering in the internal processes,” the Kremlin said.
16:11
Society
Belarusian army to stage tactical exercise in direction of Grodno
The defense minister said: “From various sources we are getting reports that cannot but worry us. We are making projections concerning the development of various scenarios. Bearing it in mind, I've decided to organize a complex tactical exercise for troops of the Western Operational Command in the Grodno tactical direction.”
16:00
Economy
FEZ Minsk raises over $118m in foreign investment in H1 2020
Foreign direct investment on a net basis amounted to $69.4 million, a 76% increase over the same period in 2019. Switzerland, Cyprus and China were the key investors. Capital investment amounted to $50.8 million in equivalent, up 31% year-on-year.
15:50
Society
Belavia extends suspension of flights to Georgia till 30 September
Belavia will also not fly to all destinations in Russia till 31 August (to Voronezh, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod – till 24 August) and to Ashgabat – till 1 September.
15:14
Sport
Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova takes gold in Hungary
The Belarusian produced a winning jump of 6.77m in the first attempt.
14:57
Society
Konyuk: Criminal case opened against coordination council in Belarus
A criminal case has been opened against the Coordination Council, Belarus Prosecutor General Aleksandr Konyuk told reporters.
14:02
Economy
Work at first unit of Belarusian nuclear power plant proceeds on schedule
The minister was made familiar with the work at the first unit. Fuel was loaded into the first reactor and the necessary tests were in progress in order to transition to the reactor power startup stage. Work proceeds on schedule, the source assured.
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